We are pleased to announce the winners of the first wave of the Grant competition on Advocacy Support to Strengthen the Role and Impact of Civil Society.
This competition is held within the framework of the Norwegian-Swedish Askold and Dir Fund, operating under the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine – a Driver Towards Reforms and Democracy Project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia and funded by Norway and Sweden.
The competition aims to support civil society organizations committed to systemic change and ready to engage in advocacy campaigns at the local or national level in the areas of recovery, democracy-building, and reform support.
Fund received 140 project proposals for the first wave, and the independent selection committee reviewed all applications. Based on the evaluation results, 28 organizations have been selected.
- 7 organizations were selected for the focus area – Improving the Legal Environment for Civil Society.
- 21 organizations were selected under the focus area – Institutional Support for CSOs Engaged in Advocacy Activities
The selection committee approved the projects from the following organizations:
- Institute of Legislative Ideas
- Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
- Patients of Ukraine
- National Assembly of People with Disabilities Justice League
- Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners of the Kremlin
- Crimean Tatar Resource Center
- La Strada-Ukraine
- Forest Initiatives and Society
- All-Ukrainian Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS
- Parents of Children with Cancer
- Civil Society Development Foundation Western Ukrainian Resource Center
- Volyn Institute of Law
- Lada: Support Club for Pregnancy and Motherhood
- National Agency for Humanitarian Aid Zdorovi
- We Build Ukraine
- Kateryna Osadcha Foundation
- Detector Media
- Centre for Economic Strategy
- Center for Expert Solutions and Advocacy
- Ukrainian Union of Maidan Activists Unbroken
- Active Society of Ukraine
- Kyiv City Branch of the National CSO Civil Network OPORA
- Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law
- Institute for Information Security
- Khmilnyk District Public Organization PRAVO
- National Interests Advocacy Network ANTS
- Your Support Charitable Foundation
- Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research
ISAR Ednannia is grateful to all applicants for their participation, meaningful initiatives, and commitment to making Ukraine a better place. Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming waves of the competition and other opportunities.
